Ronald + Gumba = ?

Gumba met Ronald McDonald tonight. He was up here visiting the NP McDonald's and we were lucky enough to get a picture with him. I will tell you that we may or may not know him personally...

I don't think Gumba was too thrilled. He seems to shut down when around a lot of people he doesn't know. Luckily he didn't start crying like another kid did!

Here's a couple of other cute pics:

I had to take this picture as sort of a spoof on the traditional bride before her wedding at the window or mirror. It's a pretty nice pic though. Gumba LOVES looking out the window. There are so many things I wish I knew before buying this house before I had kids, so far here's the list:

- Having one floor. People, ranch houses are the bomb, don't buy a two story house unless it's huge and you basically have two floors that are the size of a ranch. Going up and down stairs with a heavy toddler does not equal fun.

- Again, with a ranch you can open your back door to the yard and let your kids meander in and out as they wish. This summer we all have to get packed for an expedition. My mom let us wander around our backyard as soon as we could walk because she could see us from the kitchen. Must have been awesome.

- A large, low front window that babies can look out of. Gumba teeters on the baseboard heaters, gripping the window sill, and doing a pull up all at the same time to see outside.

- How far away from town are you willing to move, keeping in mind that children do need nap and bedtimes at specific times. Living in NP is great, we have a nice piece of property, but the commute both ways is an hour which leaves us no time to go into town when you factor in lunches and bath time.



Here he is eating a red potato.

There really isn't a whole lot going on. I was hoping to bring Gumba into town today to play at a Gymboree type toddler place, but there are a couple of unions trying to organize the staff at the university, and one happened by at nap time this morning and woke Gumba and me up. I was an unhappy momma bear answering the door. I'm sure as they stepped away from the door they realized they were not going to get my vote!

My Husband Has Been Busy

Husband has kept himself quite busy the past couple of months, but not always doing things I wish he would. Here's a list of what he's been up to:

- Splitting the basement zone into two additional zones. This was actually a worth while project. The thermostat is in the living space, so the two bedrooms got incredibly hot during the winter, and the temperature would fluctuate wildly. Not the best scenario for little baby. Two days ago Husband finally finished with the soddering. Now all that's left are several large holes in ceilings that will need to be repaired. And even then we'll be left with parts of ceiling that are unspackled. But, I think it'll be worth it.

- Building a server for our computer. Lately Husband has been obsessed with having enough backups of our files in case world war three starts, our house burns down, and we get robbed. There are other things he could have been doing. But, once he gets his mind set on something, there really is no stopping him.

- Finally finish the patch on Gumba's wall. In September a pipe started leaking in Gumba's bedroom wall. The pipe was quickly fixed, but tonight the last (hopefully) bit of mud was put on the wall. Hopefully on Friday Gumba will be put back in his room. For the last three and a half months he's been in the guest room. Again, the hole is patched, but there will be no spackle and no paint for months, or who knows, years to come. The joys of owning your house!

- Putting a fuse in my car. This wasn't a project, but I'm totally excited about it. My car, which is only four years old, has a wiring problem in the hatch (best thing about the car). A lot of time when I opened the hatch it wouldn't latch shut. And then it got worse. Sometimes when I would use my rear windshield wipers the hatch would open, and my dashboard button wouldn't work. So we took it in, paid a bunch of money to have the wires repaired, and then my rear wipers didn't work. Husband being handy as he is (thank God) diagnosed the problem, and happened to have fuses for my car and fixed it. But seriously, how many Husbands have extra vehicle fuses laying around. I married a jack of all trades, and my garage definitely speaks to that.

Any projects going on in your lives? Other then my mother's complete remodel of her upstairs?